Coastal Carolina University Athletics

Former Coastal Carolina University baseball standout Connor Owings was added to the 2025 staff as volunteer assistant for player development.

Owings, a native of Gilbert, S.C., was a three-time All-Big South selection while playing at Coastal Carolina University. In 2016, he hit .352 with 16 homers and 57 RBI in leading the Chanticleers to the College Worlds Series championship, beating Arizona in the best-of-three series finale.

He recently had a playing stint with Ponce in the Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League and Margarita in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. 

Baseball-reference.com lists him as playing in 842 games during his career at all levels thus far, hitting 271 with 814 hits, 480 runs scored, 81 home runs and 118 doubles.

The 2016 Big South Player of the Year, Owings also snagged First-Team All-America honors from the ABCA and NCBWA.